Meynell Langley

Meynell Langley

Pillbox at Meynell Langley.
Meynell Langley
 Meynell Langley shown within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK300398
DistrictAmber Valley
Shire countyDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ASHBOURNE
Postcode district DE6
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Coordinates: 52°57′18″N 1°33′14″W / 52.955°N 1.554°W / 52.955; -1.554

Meynell Langley is a small area of settlement in Derbyshire, England. It is located between Kirk Langley (where the population is included) and Kedleston.

Meynell Langley Hall is the ancestral home of the Meynell family.[1] In 2015 Godfrey Meynell who had been High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1982,[2] and his son, placed a version of Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno by Joseph Wright in an auction at Sotheby's. It was one of the Wright paintings that were kept at Meynell Langley Hall. The money raised was to be donated to assist Syrian refugees in Greece. This painting had been in their family since 1840.[3]

References

  1. "Meynell Langley Hall". Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 48919. p. 3495. 10 Mar 1982.
  3. Joseph Wright painting to be sold in aid of Syrian refugees, 9 December 2015, BBC News, Retrieved 9 December 2015

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